Golden Ears Winter Club

Mission: To foster and promote the game of curling, sportsmanship and fellowship to everyone

Thanks to Sunday Night League! Locate our Inukshuk, Olympic Rings, and flags. Sign up to watch the Men’s Gold Medal Game Feb 27th on the Green Sign Up Board.

Saturday February 20th – noon to 4pm
Drop-in instruction/information
‘mini’ Learn To Curl lessons and league information
Wii Curling in the lobby
Free coffee and snacks to welcome you here.

Saturday February 27th – 3pm – 7pm
Watch the Men’s Gold Medal game – Open Social
Big Screen viewing
Potluck, Bar, and loads of great curling fun.

Sunday March 14 – noon – 6pm
Bring a Friend Day
Two-game mixer open to all levels, beginner, novice, experienced
Bar and Munchies, applies, food goodies
Two 4-end games
Pre-register in the office at 604-463-4813 $5.00 a person

As you may have heard, the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay is passing through Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows on February 8, 2010. On behalf of the District of Maple Ridge and City of Pitt Meadows, you are cordially invited to participate in our exciting celebration. The organizing team is planning festivities in the morning of February 8th in Maple Ridge and in Pitt Meadows. Attached to this letter you will find the route details for both Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. We would like Sports Groups like yourselves to be a part of these events and ask that you to forward this request to your membership.

Events will begin in Memorial Peace Park at 6:15 am and conclude at 8:00 am. Local performance groups, dancers, and entertainment will be present along with festivities such as the unveiling of the Spirit of Wood carvings, Hometown Heroes, mini torch run, prizes and give-aways, refreshments and much more. Events in Pitt Meadows will run from 7:00 am to 9:00 am and include local performance groups, dancers, and entertainment will be present along with festivities such as the unveiling of the Spirit of Wood carvings, Hometown Heroes, mini torch run, prizes and giveaways, refreshments and much more. Please be advised that there will be rolling road closures along the Olympic Torch Relay route and motorists are strongly encouraged to plan ahead and prepare for delays while Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows participate in this once in a lifetime opportunity. These road closures will be in effect for up to half an hour at a time and are in place to ensure the safety and security of the Torchbearer and traveling convoy.

If you have any comments or questions regarding this event, please visit www.vancouver2010.com or either www.mapleridge.ca or www.pittmeadows.bc.ca contact Kyle McLellan at 604-377-4027 or email ksmclellan@gmail.com.

Sincerely, Kyle McLellan, Chair Olympic Torch Relay Task Force
Curling’s an Olympic and Paralympic Sport – follow the torch and catch the excitement.
Maple Ridge Route Map Torch Relay
Pitt Meadows Route Map Torch Relay

Congratulations to the A winning team – Al Owen, skip; Gerry Owen, third; Don MacDonald, second; and Clint Wood, Lead. They trounced the Fromme Team from Mission who were under the weather.

In the B event, the Sims team gave it up after a well fought game against the B event winners Skip Don Olson, third, Ron Beck, Second Dennis Yanko, and Lead Robert Traub.

Congrats to the C Event winning Team of Peter Nielsen, skip; Dutchy Kleistrelee, third; Chris Martin, second; and Bernard Bonenfant, lead.

Kudoes to Assistant Ice Tech for great work on the weekend…well done and much appreciated by the competitors.

GEWC Special Olympics curlers were very successful at the Abbotsford Special O bonspiel. We had a 1st place team and our other team was 2 wins in 3 games. There where 12 teams from Vancouver, Langley, Abbotsford, Richmond, Burnaby, Gibsons and Maple Ridge.

We are in our 5th year of the program and practice Tuesdays from 4:00 – 5:30. We have 14 athletes and 6 coaches making ours 1 of the biggest curling programs in BC. We will be at the Langley Bonspiel Feb.7th as well as the Special Olympics Regional Qualifying bonspiel in March hosted by Abbotsford Curling Club. We have always had great support from the management and staff of GEWC and are proud to call it our home club.

Head Coach / Kelly Brack
Assistant Coaches / TORI Brack
Bill Gardiner, Eric Holler, Hugh McIntyre, and Chuck Lilly

Team # 1 / Skip Chloe Murphy – Completed 2 wins & 1 loss / just out of medals contention. Lead Derrick Terpsma, 2nd Deandra, 3rd Natasha, Spare Jason + Tyler: Team # 2 / Skip Kyle Jarrett – Completed 2 wins & 1 loss with 11 points for 1st Place, Lead Matthew Bueschkens, 2nd Jeramy Huskins, 3rd Dave McNeil, Spare Youlanda

Kelly Brack, Head Coach Ridge Meadows Special Olympics Curling

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